interfere

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UK /ˌɪn.təˈfɪə(ɹ)/ US /ˌɪn.tɚˈfɪɚ/

verb 4

Collocations

(verb.)

ADV

seriously

The loud construction noise seriously interfered with my ability to concentrate during the exam.

directly

The government shouldn't interfere directly in how families raise their children.

not lightly

The government does not lightly interfere in private business decisions.

VERB + INTERFERE

have a right to

Parents shouldn't have the right to interfere with their adult children's personal decisions.

try and/to

Don't try to interfere with how your sister runs her own business.

be reluctant to

Teachers are reluctant to interfere when students disagree with each other.

PREP

My parents always interfere in my decisions about which university to attend.

with

The neighbors complained when the construction noise started to interfere with their sleep.

Definitions

verb

To get involved or involve oneself, causing disturbance.

I always try not to interfere with other people’s personal affairs.

I’ve known ere now an interfering branch / Of alder catch my lifted axe behind me. / But that was in the woods, to hold my hand / From striking at another alder’s roots, / And that was, as I say, an alder branch.

Of waves, to be correlated with each other when overlapped or superposed.

Correlated waves interfere to produce interesting patterns, while uncorrelated waves overlap without interfering.

Where the radio-wave signals of the two radio stations interfere the listener hears nothing but noise.

Of a horse, to strike one foot against the opposite foot or ankle by using the legs.

To sexually molest, especially of a child.

The investigation found the girls had been interfered with.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

verb — get involved, so as to alter or hinder an action, or through

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

I always try not to interfere with other people’s personal affairs.

Wiktionary

Correlated waves interfere to produce interesting patterns, while uncorrelated waves overlap without interfering.

Wiktionary

Bob told Jane not to interfere in his personal affairs.

Tatoeba · #33226

Do not interfere with Tom while he is reading.

Tatoeba · #37401

Don't interfere with Tom while he is reading.

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